(M.Amott;M.Amott)
Intro lead - Michael
Hideous crimes, atrocities
The slaughter of millions - beyond belief
Those were dark times, so different from now
The law of evil ruled our fatherland
I was but a pawn in their game
Why should I feel any guilt?
Still when I close, close my eyes
The words unfold, it all comes back
I can't defy it, can't deny it
I know it ot be true
In my sleep - they come to haunt me
They know it to be true
Tears of the dead
We are all on the turning wheel of fate
A young man, standing proud in uniform
I never stopped to hesitate
Until it was far to late
Lead - Christopher
My hands are soiled, covered in blood
Stains that never wash away
Their hollow eyes...
Confronting me - Judging me
1st lead - Christopher
2nd lead - Michael
Now an old man, at the end of my days
Contemplating - My life of sin
Living is never simple - the rosad is hard
(M.Amott;Liiva/M.Amott)
Across the lake of fire
Through the desserts of decay
The flames are burning higher
In this land of death you're easy prey
Black Earth
Save - Our - Souls
Looking back in anger
At the twentieth century
Tormented we surrender
In artificial serenity
Twisted, torn and burnt
Violation of the crust
Man got what man deserved
Turned the future into dust
Lead - Michael
A millenary failure
The dark age has returned
Waiting for a miracle
To save the common herd
"In a century of darkness
The horror spreads within -
As our planet stops to turn
All hope is lost for man"
Music: Christopher Amott/Michael Amott
Lyrics: Johan Liiva/Michael Amott
This liquid vision of euphoria
Living a life on borrowed time
Paying the price of immortality
Desperately avoiding our fate
Lead me through the halls of tortured souls
Alone, forlorn...human dignity dethroned
Forevermore - A life never ending
Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
Chorus:
The future is locked within us
All we need is the key
Crying at the fountain of youth
Eternal life is killing me
(Lead melody - Cristopher)
Thriumphant in chariots they ride
On this arena of the undead
Anoher lap of honour for the...
Vacant galleries
Lead me through the halls of tortured souls
Alone, forlorn...human dignity dethroned
Forevermore - A life never ending
Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
1st Lead - Christopher
2nd Lead - Michael
9. Diva Satanica
Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott
Lyrics: Michael Amott
Divine queen of evil
Sowing her seeds of hate
Mistress of pain
Diva satanica - Master of temptation
CHORUS:
Medusa...abuser...both beast and beauty
Seducer...she'll use you...bring you to your knees
Blinded by her infinite beauty
you are lured into the temple
The smell of incense burning
this carnal pleasure yearning
Bride of satan
Transgress the rules of this world
Too late you realize
this love is ripping you apart
CHORUS:
Medusa...abuser...both beast and beauty
Seducer...she'll use you...as fodder for her dreams
Drinking the blood
Eating the flesh
She's getting high on you
Watching you die gives her a thrill
...There is always more blood to spill...
1st Lead - Michael
2nd Lead - Christopher
Music: Christopher Amott
Instrumental
Lead - Christopher
Music: Michael Amott
Lyrics: Michael Amott
Symbolical and mystical
Between life and death we're torn
A constant struggle
Like an apocrypha
Nobody can be certain
A thousand days, spent in hell
The ultimate sacrifice
Your voyage starts
With a question mark
But the distant future
Will not tell
[Chorus:]
Bury me an angel
Set my black soul free!!
Blackened chariots
Bearing evil souls
Ride the surface of burning holes
Nocturnal... traveller
You represent the ruined spirit
Symbolical and mystical
You shall be damned for all time
These gardens of angst
In which I stand
Lost and confused
Hungry for more
Eager to cross
This river of tears
Safe in this void
In which I live
Free from despair
Weaving a web
Surrounding my soul
Imprisoned distress
In a world of dying angels
Trespassers on unknown domains
Traumatic defeat
This time I'll burn
For one thousand years
Bearing the truth
Deep down inside
It dies with me
Taste the pure salt
Of misery
Hell's ecstasy
Feel destiny
Breathe in your neck
Cut you so deep
Twisting my mind
Living in sin
Dying within
Wicked and mean
Sinister eyes
Crawling in the slame
Dirt infested minds
Always second best, leader of the rats
Spreading their disease
Hiding behind trivial cynicism
Venomous tongues spitting forth lies
So quick to criticize the life of others
Who are you to judge us?
On a higher plain
Our art lives on forever
You are the scum beneath us
Fighting your pathetic battle
Anonymous animosity
Dirt infested minds
You hide behind trivial cynicism
Venomous tongues spitting forth lies
So quick to criticize the life of others
Who are you to judge us?
Laughing right into your face
As we watch your infantile behavior
Love us or hate us - we don't care
We never aimed to please you
Anonymous animosity
Dirt infested minds
Anonymous animosity
Spreading their disease
Lead - Michael Amott
Lead - Christopher Amott
Always second best
Leader of the rats
I am forced to creep down the path
Of my sad and senseless life
Darkness surrounds me
At the end of the tunnel, there is no light
A blackened void, nothingness
Chorus:
Lament of a mortal soul
Who am I?
Only dust in the blowing wind
Am I dying?
My name dies slowly
Echoes into eternal oblivion
Replaced by others, easily forgotten
I hate my acting existence
A blackened void, nothingness
Chorus:
Lament of a mortal soul
Who am I?
Only dust in the blowing wind
Am I am dying?
Solo
Chorus:
Lament of a mortal soul
Who am I?
Only dust in the blowing wind
Hear what's written on the wind.
We come to kill and kill again.
Our arrows fall like hail
Trample on the dead-Ride through the
Gate of clouds-stand on the open step
Run berserk-spreading fear and pain
Black shield and weapons, black our chain.
None can harm us-not their fire-
Iron or steel-for we have the
Will to power-with power we will
Kill
Kill with power-die die
Kill with power-die die
To the war god Odin you will pray
And the curse of weapons shell
Remain.On the blood of all our
Fathers-on their weapons we now
Swear to evenge-not lament.
Give the False ones death.
Kill with power-die die
Lyrics: Michael Amott
The more I see - the less I believe
The more I hear - the less I care
This world we've created
Has left me cold
This world is sedated
Dying in it's sleep
I feel nothing
Seen it written on a thousand faces
The simple truth we fear
Seen it happen in a thousand places
Instinct brought us here
The more I see - the less I believe
The more I hear - the less I care
We used to be the chosen ones
Second to none
Look at what we've become
A pathetic excuse for life
I feel nothing
I can feel nothing
Nothing at all
Except for the pain
That hits me again
Again
Lead - Christopher Amott
Intenacious, intersecting
Reaving fats from corporal griskin
Culled...for sodden gelatine brayed
Skeletal groats triturated, desinently
Exsiccated, sere glutenate brewed
For frivolous solvent abuse...
Derogate coarse remains
For glue to dry
Despoiled marrow razed
...A truculent shambles so severe...
Extravated bone - as adhesive incarnate
A pellucid quietus - nocuosly I create
Corporal glue, breathe in the fumes
Mucilage vapours, toxic fumes to savour
[Lead: Glue stiffing by W.G. Steer]
Comminuted remains
As gum to dry
A lissom gel so glazed
...A truculent shambolic affair...
The exsanguine esprit - shorted as snuff
Rheumic oils forever - Bonded together as gum
Human glue, choke on the fumes
Who is your god – is he not mine?
Who is your devil – are we the same?
What makes you worse
What makes me better
Never to trust again – how long have I got?
In this darkened maze
They keep me away – they scream at night
Screams at night
Who is your master
In this shallow grave?
Born to die for a lie
I have no soul – I have no pride
Genocide
Where is justice in this hell?
Where is liberty – I paid the price
My life blood runs dry
Slowly drained from me
[Lead – Christopher]
[Harmony – Michael & Christopher]
[Lead – Christopher]
[Lead – Michael]
Screams at night
This liquid vision of euphoria
Living a life on borrowed time
Paying the price of immortality
Desperately avoiding our fate
Lead me through the halls of tortured souls
Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned
Forevermore - A life never ending
Time stands still as the immortals keep on breeding
The future is locked within us
All we need is the key
Crying at the fountain of youth
Eternal life is killing me
Triumphant in chariots they ride
On this arena of the undead
Anoher lap of honour for the...
Vacant galleries
Lead me through the halls of tortured souls
Alone, forlorn... human dignity dethroned
Forevermore - A life never ending
I dont know
I cannot see
Who we are now
How we used to be
Is it you?
Or is it we?
Look in the mirror
We are a fading memory
Where are we?
We got lost
In the cold
I will live again youll see tomorrows not scaring me
Far away from yesterday just take this pain away
Fatal chaos
Hurtful lies
A broken dream
Is all we left behind
Is it you?
Or is it we?
Look in the mirror
Just a fading memory
[Lead Christopher]
[Harmony lead Michael & Christopher]
I am after you
A shadow on the hunt
Don't turn around
I am right behind you
I will get to you
And take you down
Tear your insides out
Crush your soul
I am out for blood
Out for your blood
I am harder than steel
Break your will
Waiting all my life
To kill
I will get to you
And take you down
Tear your insides out
Crush your soul
I am out for blood
Out for your blood
I can smell your flesh
I can taste your sweat
I can sense your fear
Instrumental
Intro melody - Michael Amott
1st Lead - Michael Amott
Lead Melody - Michael Amott
2nd Lead (Slide) - Christopher Amott
3rd Lead - Christopher Amott
You can't kill me. I am living inside you.
I am a part of your existence
Twisted thoughts in a twisted mind
Provoking you
Black is my heart - dark is my soul
My hatred I can not control
Evil seed growing stronger
Your freewill... Dying!
Inside you - heart of darkness
A part of you - heart of darkness
To deny me, is to deny yourself.
The illusion is dissolved
You are no longer in control
The facade crumbles - the transition is complete
...The transition is complete
I come to you in the night
I am your dark subconscience
I keep you awake, knowing
Step inside the circle of fire
Flames of desire enlighten the night
Follow your instinct
Burn and writhe in ecstacy
Love will turn to hate
heat will turn to ice
There is nothing in between
The first deadly sin
Ancient taboo takes control
The demon-eve possesses your soul
Riding high above the flames
You will step into hell
Lead and slide solo - Christopher Amott
Dwell in passionate evil
Forbiddon fruits of lust
Embrace and kiss the face of death
On the fields of desolation
We are all alone
Crying in each others arms
In fear of the unknown
Feelings of uncertainty
We are all doomed
To live in solitude
And never ending gloom
On the fields of desolation
Eternal life or termination
Why don't you cover me
I need your sanctuary
This sea I'm drowning in
Might be where the end begins
In times of grief and sadness
We're searching for the light
Seek for a place of safety
Seek for a place to hide
God turned his back on man
In divine resignation
Torn between two believes
Eternal life or termination?
As we drown in darkness
Weak and depraved
On our final journey
Too late to be saved
We've gone through places
Where the cold wind blows
Is this the end of it all
Angela Gossow/Michael Amott
Living in the shadows
Crawling in the dark
Another face you will never see
Another voice you will never hear
Erase my mortal shell
To feed my dying soul
Morbid glory shines on me
I will leave my mark
You will know
When I go
You will see
Exist to exit
Suicide - escape oblivion
Kiss the blade of sharp, cold steel
The perfect day for my final exit
Hold you breath when I die
Art, action, reincarnation
Evolution through ritual death
Reborn as an infamous legend
Forever immortal, post-mortem fame
Lead melody - Michael Amott
Lead - Christopher Amott
Stumbling through
This complex puzzle that is my life
Thirsty for knowledge
But drinking from poisoned fountains
Flashbacks from my past
God knows how long I'll last
Images of you
Leading my soul astray
These four walls
Are closing in, suffocating me
My last wish is to
Transcend from this dimension of boredom
Wrap your arms around me
Like a circle around the sun
I loved you so
Why couldn't you love me?
Chorus:
EUREKA! - I found the secret of life!?
Instrumental
Melody Theme - Michael Amott
Dark thoughts rise up
Deep in your mind
The killing of hope
The end has begun
The locked psycho-door breaks down
The beast breathes freedom and fire
Blows bloody thoughts into your mind
Demons whisper: "COMMIT SUICIDE!"
Weak is your body,
Helpless your soul,
The beast destroyed your will
Left nothing but an empty shell
Self-destruction leads its way
Your weapons turn against yourself
Cutting through, killing you
A downward spiral, the shadowbeast has won
The shadowbeast calls
A vulture of life
Your worst enemy dwells
Lyrics: Michael Amott
Welcome to the circus
Leave your brain outside
Sit back - relax
As we feed you lies
Spoon fed stimulation
Glittering fashion fascination
You are lost in the game
Media corruption
You'll be amused
By the things we do to you
But in the bitter end
The clown is you
End of the line
You sold your soul
For a better life
You're better off dead
You had one life
You had one shot
You blew it
And you knew it
The rot sets in
No self control
At the end of the line
You play the fool
Divine queen of evil
Sowing her seeds of hate
Mistress of pain
Diva Satanica Master of temptation
Chorus:
Medusa
abuser
both beast and beauty
Seducer
she'll use you
bring you to your knees
Blinded by her infinite beauty
You are lured into the temple
The smell of incense burning
Bride of Satan
This carnal pleasure yearning
Too late you realise
Transgress the rules of this world
This love is ripping you apart
Chorus:
Medusa
abuser
both beast and beauty
Drinking the blood
Eating the flesh
Seducer
she'll use you
as fodder for her dreams
She's getting high on you
I spit in your face preachers and leaders
Spewing false dogma
to their believers
A nation of wolves hunting the sheep
Their fangs in your flesh
So painful and deep
Despise your heros
Living a lie
Despicable heros
Fooling the blind
(Open your mind)
Puppets on strings, face on the ground
Nothing more than a shallow farce
Consume the young thoughtless ones
Eat their brain, leave them blind
And then destroy
Destroy
I spit in the face or your preachers and leaders
Spewing false dogma to their believers
A nation of fools, nothing but sheep
The human blood is far too thin
The life in it much too fragile
DNA code twisted into form
An ancient dream will now be reborn
Demonic! Science!
A high price for a passion so intense
Demonic! Science!
This world no longer makes any sense
Save the best - strip away the rest
Every weakness, every bleakness will be erased
New flesh for a new world!
Men in white clothes performing the ultimate test
This is the era - this is the time
On the fields of desolation
We are all alone
Crying in each others arms
In fear of the unknown
Feelings of uncertainty
We are all doomed
To live in solitude
And never ending gloom
On the fields of desolation
Eternal life or termination
Why don't you cover me
I need your sanctuary
This sea I'm drowning in
Might be where the end begins
In times of grief and sadness
We're searching for the light
Seek for a place of safety
Seek for a place to hide
God turned his back on man
In divine resignation
Torn between two believes
Eternal life or termination?
As we drown in darkness
Weak and depraved
On our final journey
Too late to be saved
We've gone through places
Where the cold wind blows
Is this the end of it all
This is the age of dehumanization
Perverted creation
Damned, misled children
You never stood a chance
Resurrecting a dead messiah
For a paralyzed race
Damned, misled children
You never stood a chance
Infected
Neglected
The new breed of a generation to come
Rejected
Ill-fated
The new breed - a generation to kill
Sowing the seed of suffering
Upon these fertile hearts
Damned, misled children
You never stood a chance
Chosen to be slaughtered
By the masters of manipulation
Damned, misled children
You never stood a chance
Infected
Neglected
The new breed
Of a generation to come
Rejected
Ill-fated
The new breed
Parasites
Spiritual Isolation - The ultimate frustration
Scratch the surface, tuurn another page
The ugly truth or another pretty lie
You deceived me, I believed you
Why did everything go...
So wrong...
For so long...
So the truth comes out at last
I'm dead inside
(I'm burning up)
A hollow shell
(My private hell)
In my own misery
You leave me to dwell
Then we were young and strong
Now everything is wrong
Did you want me, did you need me
Could you not say you believed me?
Everything we had is gone...
Like an old forgotten song
The deceiver and believer
Now everything is...
Lyrics: Michael Amott/Angela Gossow
Lead - Christopher Amott
Giving our blood
to the Doomsday Machine
Fighting for ravaged land
A worthless gain
Marching on a dead end road
Lead - Christopher Amott
A violent new disorder
Feeding off mistrust
Forgot what we were fighting for
A worthless aim
A victory stinking of despair
Dead eyes
See no future
Falling from grace
We are coming home
Lead - Christopher Amott
Battalions of hate
Seeking shelter in Hell
Bloodstained memories
We we ever be forgiven?
Our twisted fate
Time will tell
Dead Eyes
See No Future
Falling from grace
We are coming home
Lead melody - Michael Amott
Dead eyes
See no Future
I leave the anguish behind
Scars are healing - I am set free
The chains of guilt are in the past
They no longer have a hold on me
Dead bury their dead
Lead - Christopher
I walk through Elysian Fields
The light is shining on me
Time marches on...
1st Lead - Michael Amott
Harmony Lead - Christopher and Michael Amott
(M.Amott/C.Amott;M.Amott)
Standing at the bridge of destiny
So long since I tasted fear
Lurking in the darkest holes
Awaiting my minds weakest moment
Old words from an old world
Against the laws of nature
They say the truth is overrated
Wall of anger corrupts my thought
Standing at the bridge of destiny
Show me a sign
On the verge of losing my sanity
Free my soul
My inner demons torture me
Flapping their wings in my face
Damn you! You twisted illusion
I am no longer afraid
See through their liquid souls
Evil eyes that will hypnotize
You can no longer hurt me
I am my own worst enemy
Lead - Christopher
Unleash the trapped souls of the dead
Spirits since long forgotten
Guardians fo the lost faith
Destined for glory?
Watch them all turn into sand
And the wind blow them away
Wisdom pours into my soul
So now the bridges are burnt
A lesson learned?
Promises broken
Tender lies softly spoken
Changes in you
Changes in me
Maybe it was never meant to be
It wasn't you
It wasn't me
Dark thoughts rise up
Deep in your mind
The killing of hope
The end has begun
The locked psycho-door breaks down
The beast breathes freedom and fire
Blows bloody thoughts into your mind
Demon whispers: "Commit suicide!"
Weak is your body, helpless your soul
The beast destroyed your will
Left nothing but an empty shell
Self-destruction leads its way
Your weapons turn against yourself
Cutting through, killing you
A downward spiral, the shadowbeast has won
The shadowbeast calls
A vulture of life
Your worse enemy dwells
Infestation
Of spirit and flesh
Indignation
Is all you left me with
Domination
Your ultimate goal
Transmigration
You will lose control
[Lead - Christopher]
I will rise up and prove you wrong
I have been waiting in the shadows for too long
[Harmony - Michael & Christopher]
The gates are opening - My true self unleashed
[Lead - Michael / Christopher]
Laceration
Of my mind and soul
Alteration
Your truth is full of lies
Liberation
Sweet revenge is mine
Devastation
You will burn in my hell
[Lead - Christopher]
I will rise up and prove you wrong
I have been waiting in the shadows for too long
[Harmony - Michael & Christopher]
The gates are opening - My true self unleashed
Vengeance is mine!
[Lead - Christopher]
[Harmony - Michael & Christopher]
Your hate is our trigger
Revolution now
The more we have to suffer
The more we will fight
With our fists up in the air!
Legions marching ready to fire
These streets will burn - let the black flag rise
Legions marching ready to fire
Empires of corruption - crash and fall
Under black flags we march...
The voice of rebellion calls your name
Servants of the truth are standing tall
With our fists up in the air!
Legions marching ready to fire
These streets will burn - let the black flag rise
Legions marching ready to fire
Empires of corruption - crash and fall
[Harmony lead - Michael & Christopher]
Legions marching ready to fire
These streets will burn - let the black flag rise
Legions marching ready to fire
Trapped in a downward spiral of pain
Horrific memories, your life flashing by
There is no life left for you to live
You've had your share and more
Act of transfusion - blood child!
Transmigrate into the future or the past
Eternal damnation awaits you my love
In the kingdom of the sick and the rotting dead
You will suffer excruciating pain
You shall now reap the twisted fruit
Of what you once sowed
Transparent - revealing the lies
Transmutation - What you have become
Act of transfusion - blood child!
Transmigrate into the future or the past
Chorus: Transmigration macabre
1st Lead - Michael
Broken bodies stiff from storms
Our spirits scarred to ice
The only witness left alive
The raven and its staring eyes
Taste the blood
Hear their cries
Horrifying genocide
We lost our paradise
Through the eyes of the raven
See the slaughter, your crimes
They will remember
And so shall I
[Melody - Christopher]
When I die
Let the ravens fly
Let my body lie
Under snow and blood
The wolves of war at your throat
Leave nothing but severed bones
Scattered upon battlefields
Life is the price you pay
He who is proud is not for long
He who is brave will be destroyed
Your murder a heavy crown
Layered with thorns of shame
Through the eyes of the raven
See the slaughter, your crimes
They will remember
And so shall I
[Melody - Christopher]
When I die
Let the ravens fly
Let my body lie
Under snow and blood
[Intro lead - Michael]
Liar, liar
Conceal the truth
Severed tongue
With a serpent's fire
Beggar, pursuer
Master of deceit
With your own interest at heart
When it all came to light
Innocence was lost
How do you sleep at night
Lost trust turned to dust
[Lead - Christopher]
All for one, one for all
Did not apply to you
An intricate web of lies
As the wheels kept on turning
[Melody - Michael]
No more thorns in my flesh
No more chains hold me down
I control my destiny
[Lead - Michael]
Liar, liar
Conceal the truth
Severed tongue
With a serpent's fire
Beggar, pursuer
Master of deceit
With your own interest at heart
When it all came to light
Innocence was lost
How do you sleep at night
Lost trust turned to dust
[Melody - Michael]
No more thorns in my flesh
No more chains hold me down
I control my destiny
[Lead - Christopher]
[Melody - Michael]
No more thorns in my flesh
No more chains hold me down
I control my destiny
[Scorpions Cover]
The job is done and I go out
Another boring day
I leave it all behind me now
So many worlds away
I meet my girl, she's dressed to kill
And all we gonna do
Is walk around to catch the thrill
On streets we call the zoo
[Chorus:]
We eat the night, we drink the time
Make our dreams come true
And hungry eyes are passing by
On streets we call the zoo
Enjoy the zoo
And walk down 42nd Street
You Gonna be excited too
And you will feel the heat
Fearless on my final quest
Find truth beyond the flesh
Fleeting past my dreams of unfulfilled desire
My strength unwavering
My journey just beginning
A desperate race through the corridors of hell
Chaos emerges – Surrender I will not
The Last Enemy Is Falling
Here I am – To Conquer Death Itself
The Last Enemy Is Falling
Here I stand – To Conquer Death Itself
Funeral silence beneath the burning cross
My immortal soul sleeps with the wolves tonight
Shin and bones that rot, my blood runs dry
See me die to rise with the gods again
[Harmony – Michael & Christopher]
[Lead – Christopher]
Defy… Decay
A greater darkness, my mind’s possessed
Disillusioned, numb emptiness
(No hope) I feel a paralyzing fear
(No salvation) faking control
Their coldness hurt me beyond belief
DOMINUS BEO SPIRITUS
Will I burn?
Will I be free?
The great darkness consumed my soul
DIABOLUS LIBERO SPIRITUS
Blind my eyes, I hate the light
Despair, frustration, regret
Fighting – fighting for what?
Lies, your lies – I feel dead inside
My pain is all I leave behind
A shadow – the only light I followed
Transparent I am – like a ghost
[Lead – Michael]
A far cry from whom I wanted to be
I never found my place, my place nor peace
A precious child with innocent mind
Born to suffer, in this life or for another
So hopeless and relentless falls this remorseless day
The dark remains of a violent world
They day you died my tears ran dry
I feel you, I hear you echo in my soul
I failed you, I miss you so
The day you died echoes in my soul
This worlds on fire turned its back on us
A lost horizon left behind
So hopeless and relentless falls this remorseless day
Processed, diluted
Virtually unrecognizable
I was lost there - no direction
A scattered void
No more
It's over
I'm on to you
Your evil game
The tables have turned
I am taking back my soul
Lead - Gus G.
Tranquilized, scrutinized
Hate injected mind
As if internal wounds
Wouldn't bleed, wouldn't hurt me
Lead - Christopher Amott
I see through your lies
Taking back what's mine
You take a mortal man,
And put him in control
Watch him become a god
Watch peoples heads a'roll
A'roll...
[chorus:]
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the Symphony ...
Of Destruction
Acting like a robot
Its metal brain corrodes
You try to take its pulse
Before the head explodes
Explodes...
[Chorus]
[Solo - Marty]
The earth starts to rumble
World powers fall
A'warring for the heavens
A peaceful man stands tall
Tall...
[Intro melody - Michael]
I've got a secret - I just can't tell
I have created my own hell
If you knew what I know
It would change your perfect world
Locked the vault - Thrown away the key
My lips are forever sealed
Buried in a place you'll never see
This secret dies with me
Don't ask me - For I cannot tell
Words can kill - Sharp as a blade of steel
Skeletons of the past...
This burden, this pain
Were all these tears in vain?
Memories of the past return
This one is going with me to the grave
It is beating me up inside
To that I must confess
Secret weighing down my soul
Until I draw my very last breath
Don't ask me - For I cannot tell
Words can kill - Sharp as a blade of steel
Skeletons of the past...
Skeletons of the past...
[Lead - Michael]
Skeletons of the past...
Skeletons of the past...
[Lead - Christopher]
This earth speaks of darkness
To come in the blood of man
The air breathing poison
All waters running black
Until the sun rises and set on death
The sky burns red like sheer hate
The light in our eyes will fade
To join the darkness of our souls
The earth is losing its light
Night falls fast
Watch the dying sun
We are lost
No angel dares to land
In this hell of mankind’s making
Buried all beauty in our foulness
Nature begins to shine its fury
Until the sun rises and sets on death
The sky burns red like sheer hate
[Harmony – Michael & Christopher]
[Lead – Michael]
[Lead – Christopher]
Night falls fast upon mankind
Pray for the dead
The sky burns red
We walk this earth
With fire in our hands
Eye for an eye
We are nemesis
We are with you
Countless vicious souls
Fight, fighting for freedom
United, we stand, we stand
We are a legion
Voice of anarchy
This is revolution
Creating new disorder
We are enemy
Opponent of the system
Crushing hypocrisy
Slaying the philistine
One for all, all for one
We are strong, we are one
One for all, all for one
We are one nemesis
A malicious fever burns
In our heart, in our veins
Your blood, my blood
Our blood runs the same
One for all, all for one
We are strong, we are one
One for all, all for one
We are one nemesis
One for all, all for one
We are strong, we are one
One for all, all for one
Sudden implosion of silenced emotions
Buried beneath a scarred heart for too long
Delusions of hope fading away
Dying like leaves on frozen soil
My apocalypse is near
I can feel the end coming here
Neglecting existence, repulse and repent
An endless journey into the morbid
Whispering voices distorting all senses
Buried beneath a scattered heart for all too long
My apocalypse is near
I can feel the end coming here
The bitter taste of a dying dream
The human race
Like a chromatic stain
Lost in concrete fields
Hybrids of steel
Mechanic god creation
Enter annihilation
We are rendered obselete
Just a relic at their feet
Not cold enough - too human
The doomsday machine
Created by man
Like a black dawn rising
To conquer - conquer and destroy
Mechanic god creation
enter annihilation
Climbing the walls
The walls are too high
They swallow the sun
Ebony sky
Lead - Michael Amott
We are rendered obselete
Just a relic at their feet
Not cold enough - too human
Flying high on blackened wings
Vengeance in my eyes
Colder than steel instantly real
A new power flows through me
Reaching out for something
Knowing that it's there - Somewhere
All I had was
All I gave
Was it not enough?
You took
You take
Never giving anything back
Lead - Michael Amott
Bridges that I thought I crossed
Got to cross them all again
These paths that lead to nowhere
Mocked me all my life
Make a change
Break the chain
Make a change
End this game
Lead - Michael Amott
Lead - Christopher Amott
Vengeance in my eyes
As I walk alone
Paralysed and frozen
Weakened by the fact
It is the life that I have chosen
[Chorus:]
This is life that I believed in
Sentences me without mercy
Staring down the depths
Of the mind once again
Regret this way of living
Retrospectives in the end
Losing faith in heaven
Now conform to hell
Blindfolds of romance
This pain I can not bear
[1st Lead - Christopher]
[2nd Lead - Michael]
[3rd Lead - Christopher]
What? You say you're through with me
I'm not through with you
We've had what others might call love
You say it's over now,
What's done, what's through?
You can't stay away, you need me
I need you
When the fire starts the pain's too much
For your mind
You need attention, what's good is only mine
I can cure the hunger that burns in your heart
Just come to me
I'll take you home
We'll walk in the shadows
By day we'll live in a dream
We'll walk in the shadows
You say you don't feel safe alone tonight
Cause you feel the pressure building in your head
Our secret's safe for one more night
But when the morning comes remember
I'll be with you
We'll walk in the shadows
By day we'll live in a dream
We'll walk in the shadows
One day you'll be with me
Breathing life into these mares where enemies turn into flesh
This is the abyss I fear the most – I feel their eyes staring at me
Waiting with carnivorous patience, their memory timeless
For all they know I must succumb sometime…
[Lead – Michael]
A solemn cry rises to the sky as heavy wings blacken out
The morning sun with infinite darkness. Am I dreaming or am I dead?
In search for my heart – Lost in this hell
The vultures are soaring above – Tearing me apart
[Lead – Christopher]
Screaming Voices in my head. A sudden pain then deadly silence
Devouring the remains of my heart – I can feel it dying
[Lead – Christopher]
Picking at the bones of my soul
Left me dead inside
The more I gave the more they took
Left me dead inside
The fire's inside us tonight
These bridges will burn so bright
Tomorrow bears our name
No more power games
[Harmony Lead - Michael & Christopher]
Reaching for the light beyond
We will rise through the dark again
Ready to fight for what we believe to be right
Yesterday is dead and gone
[Pre-Chorus:]
Rattling the chains - shaking the cage
Heed our war cry
Let there be no doubt - we want out
This is reckoning day
[Chorus (melody - Michael):]
We are standing in the flames
Reaching for the sky
Fight to the end
Yesterday is dead and gone
Under a blood red sky
Our voice will be heard in a world
Where compassion is lost
You try to control us
This is so absurd
Freedom will be won at any cost
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Lead - Christopher]
Yesterday is dead and gone
[Lead - Michael]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Outro lead - Christopher]
This is reckoning time
Weaving a web - of lies and deceit
It's a dangerous game - we play
All this time - the pain eating us away
All this time - the memories refuse to fade
A rotting shell of dying trust
We share this hell at any cost
Phases and stages
Circles and cycles
And empty charade
This pointless masquerade
A dangerous game
A dangerous game - we play
Web of lies
I can see it in your eyes
Web of lies
You can see it in my eyes
It will never be the same
We have gone too far this time
Our temple of false dreams
Comes crashing down...
A rotting shell of dying trust
Tear down the walls
Wake up the world
Ignorance is not... Bliss
So fed up with the Second best
Our time, Is here and now
I am the enemy
I am the antidote
Watch me closely
I Will Stand up... NOW!
We Will Rise
Above (x2)
Stereotype fools
Playing the game
Nothing Unique
They all look the same
In this Sea of Mediocrity
I can be anything
Anything I want to be
I am the enemy
I am the antidote
Watch me closely
I will stand up... NOW!
We Will Rise
Above
We Will Rise
We Will Rise
I am the Enemy
(I am the Enemy)
I am the Antidote
(I am the Antidote)
We Will Rise
Above
We Will Rise
We Will Rise
Rise Above
Featuring: Johan Liiva
Look out, here's star breaker
Cruisin' into town
Set his mind to stealin'
Every heart around
Step out on the sidewalks
If you're feeling game
He comes but once a lifetime
Never seen again
Star breaker
Glides in from the sky
Star breaker
Takes you up so high
Paradise is waiting
For the chosen few
Let's hope maybe this time
He picks me and you
Star voyage to a new world
Light year miles away
Cross your fingers, here he is
Take us now this day
Star breaker
Glides in from the sky
Star breaker
Takes you up so high
Star breaker, take my hand
Star breaker, understand
Star breaker, you're the one
Star breaker, lead us on and on
Look out, here's star breaker
Cruisin' into town
Set his mind to stealing
Every heart around
Step out on the sidewalks
If you're feeling game
He comes but once a lifetime
Never ever seen again
Star breaker
Glides in from the sky
Star breaker
Takes you up so high
Star breaker
Glides in from the sky
Star breaker
Takes you up so high
Star breaker
Star breaker
Star breaker
Monuments of dying dreams
As far away as Eden
These hours standing still
Finding comfort in a distant past
Slaves of yesterday
You are blind
Blind to the sunrise
A roaming spirit, forever lost
Among the living
Walking down the fatal road
Cursed to be left behind
Slaves of yesterday
You are blind
Blind to the sunrise
Lead melody - Christopher Amott
Lead - Christopher Amott
Slaves of yesterday
Slaves of yesterday
Outro Lead - Michael Amott
Slaves of yesterday
You are blind
On a journey ill
My mind floats astray
Over withered fields
I cross the river
This shortness of breath
Between birth and grave
Fading in the distance
I am nothing
Watch the skeleton dance
Dancing on my grave
My frozen hour of death
Watch the skeleton dance
On my grave
My frozen hour of death
Here I am alone
Casting my own shadows
Traversing the mundane
Desperate cry
Boundless darkness
A voiceless fear
Unheard, unseen
It is coming near
Watch the skeleton dance
Dancing on my grave
My frozen hour of death
Watch the skeleton dance
Here I am - alone
Had I not known
That I was dead
I would have mourned
My loss of life
Loss of life
Lead - Michael Amott
Watch the skeleton dance
Dancing on my grave
My frozen hour of death
Watch the skeleton dance
On my grave
My frozen hour of death
Between birth and grave
(M.Amott;M.Amott)
Intro lead - Christopher
Into the night - the darkest corner of my mind
Sink into my inner self, an erotic fantasy
A spiralling vortex - an instant alter ego fix
Here I am the ruler of all, in this kingdom of sin
(Floating in a dreamlike state
I am the emperor of a paralell universe)
Sinister mephisto - ride the sky
Sinister mephisto - the ultimate high
What I can't have in actuality
I feast upon in my "reality"
An extravaganza of forbidden pleasures
No sexual wish dark enough, to suppress
I am no longer a mortal man
As master of the ceremony - divine perversion
I hereby declare the orgy to begin
Ravage yoru luscious virgin flesh (how I love it)
My cup runneth over - drink my distilled insanity
1st lead - Christopher
Fly with me on a starlit sky
I'll set you free... Yes, it can be
A dream unchased is a life at waste
Never let them conquer your pride
Our love is warm here
Like the image of a distant sun
This star will always shine
And never, ever fade away
Fly on... Silverwing
Fly with me... Stay free... Silverwing
Seeking truths in spirit skies
Which one of you will guide me tonight?
The milky way tastes sour,
Has heaven lost its power?
So let us set sail on this sea of dreams
The moon gets lost in the morning sun
Just let the spinning wheel spin
Lyrics: Angela Gossow
This is killing us
Fighting the truth a losing battle
We believe in nothing
Just hatred for each other
Tragic sinister serenade
twisted melodies shatters reality
Dying hopes for a better day
Fragile dreams that break away
No more No more This pain Must end
We have chosen to suffer
Believe in nothing but...
Hatred is a vicious circle
Betrayal is at hand
paralysed souls bleeding
begging for salvation
deeper and deeper the wounds we cut
the truth burning our flesh
Silent wars to set us free
Stigmata of a tragedy
No more No more This pain Must End
Lead - Christopher Amott
Lead - Michael Amott
We have chosen to suffer
Feeling nothing - but hate
It's eating us up from the inside
At the mercy of our conscience
Confined within our fate
Never really questioned why
We are refugees in a dying world
To become a part of the end
Are we the ones, the ones to blame?
We are mortals of shadows and dust
The sun sets on our sinking ship of fools
On our journey into oblivion
We ask ourselves again and again
Now will we be remembered
Shadows...
The shape of all my doubts... My fear
Come closer... Trust me
Here I stand in the falling rain
There is no joy inside these tears
I see the world through a twisted and bitter stare
To be where I have been... to see what I have seen
Is it a dream?
Or can I believe...
The memories will haunt me for evermore
The shape of all my doubts... My fear
Come closer... I trusted you
I am not the man you used to know
Why I am different... Why Everything is different now
When you left me, you planted a seed of hate in me
(M.Amott/C.Amott;Liiva/M.Amott)
Anxiety prevails in the end
On deathrow awaiting my fate
Sacrificed upon the altars of justice
Part of the ritual of ultimate fear
Determined men prepare to slay
Executioners axe draws near
On my way to depart from life
Lost all sense, all the gallows I will die!
Let the killing begin
Let the end your life of sin
Feel the torment within
As the beauty of death sets in
Counting the days, the sleepless nights
Wide awake in a state of lunacy
Voices echo inside my head
Haunting memories, punishing me
Through a tunnel of madness
These endless catacombs
Left to die in a pit of confusion
Swept away by a wave of illusion
1st lead - Christopher
I won't live to see tomorrow
There won't be another prayer
None of them will ever sorrow
Those who've sentenced me to death
I've been waiting here for ages
For the hangman to appear, the hangman to appear
Soon the priest will read some pages
From the Bible for my fear
I see a place, an evil place coming my way
What can I do? Where can I run? Gonna die anyway
Things are getting clearer
This is the price I have to pay, pay, pay, oh no
I feel like screaming out my anger
There is so much left here to do
When it happened I was younger
And my destiny was you
I see a place, an evil place coming my way
What can I do? Where can I run? I'm gonna die anyway
Things are getting clearer
This is the price I have to pay, pay, pay
And what can I do about leaving you
We were only halfway through
And what can I say? There was no other way
They wouldn't let me stay
And what can I do about leaving you
We were only halfway through
And what can I say? There was no other way
They wouldn't let me stay
I see a place, an evil place coming my way
What can I do? Where can I run? Gonna die anyway
Things are getting clearer
This is the price I have to pay
Meet your maker
Rising from the ashes
Like a phoenix to the sky
So intense, so glorious...
Uncontrollable desire
For our souls
The great lawgiver
So high and mighty
The immaculate deception
A taker of life
With unbridled aggression
Striking down on the disbelievers
Savage - Messiah
Take us higher
Savage - Messiah
Take us now!
Blessed in blood
We are reborn in hate
Thousands of spirits cry
So intense, so glorious...
Uncontrollable desire
For our souls
The great Messiah
Lyrics: Angela Gossow/Michael Amott
Born with eyes
But they are not to see
Living on your knees
Choking on spiritual agony
Follow the traces of blood
Throughout the past centuries
You choose not to see
Bow down and worship me at the alter of shame
You strive for perfection but you don't have the tools
Human weakness embodied
Fodder to fools
Feeding the fear of life it self
Over and over again
And you choose not to see
Bow down and worship me at the alter of shame
So you're the saint and I'm the sinner?
You will never understand
You're the saint and I'm the sinner
No - you will never understand
Harmony - Michael and Christopher Amott
1st Lead - Michael Amott
2nd Lead - Christopher Amott
3rd Lead - Michael Amott
4th Lead - Christopher Amott
Born with eyes
But they are not to see
Living on your knees
Choking in agony
Follow the traces of blood
Throughout the past centuries
Still you choose not to see
Bow down and worship me at the alter of shame
The end is near. Panic is closing in. Sick with fear they run
Watch freedom’s fall. What have we become? Cannon foder
[Lead – Christopher]
Reign of terror. Enslave the nations – devastation!
This is war – Pull the trigger. One nation under their control
Rise – The Tyrants rise! The enemy inside – The tyrants rise
The end is here – Feel it closing in
Blood runs red
Watch in horror – Our lives destroyed
We failed
[Lead – Michael]
The final holocaust
Enslave the nations – annihilation!
This is war – Pull the trigger. One nation out of control
[Lead – Christopher] [Lead – Michael]
[Lead – Christopher] [Lead – Michael]
War, pain suffering
The price we pay to stay alive
Blood, fire, death
His Glory come, his kingdom rise
Since the day that you were born the wheels are in motion
Turning ever faster - Play your part in the big machine
The stage is set, the road is chosen
You fate preordained
We are watching you - every step of the way
Never too late to stand your ground - Revolution begins
In you - In me - Revolution!
Once lost - Lost in their game
Mental chains breaking now
Set yourself free
Who are they to tell you what to do?
The stage is not set, the road is not chosen
Your fate not preordained
I am hunting for your soul
It dwells within your heart
I lacerate your pounding flesh
Your spirits shall be mine
So rise my spirits rise
Revel in this dead man's body
Grip his soul, sip the blood
Life in death
A holy carnage
Ravenous
I will be a god
Canivorous Jesus
I need your flesh
Ritual slaughter
Fill up the chalice
With the essence of your life
Liquid strengths trapped in your veins
I crave your blood
You must die
Ravenous
I will be a god
Canivorous Jesus
I need your flesh
From the womb, to the tomb
An eternal struggle for the holy truth
We are not the first, nor shall we be the last
We shall be followed by thousands more
Study the scriptures - Intensify the faith
The works of men much greater than you or I
From the cradle to the grave
Thousands of immortal souls just waiting to be saved!
Pilgrim man - What are you searching for?
Believe the tales when everything else fails
Pilgrim man - Deep in your heart you know
Your faith is already bought and sold
All my life I served the cross
Always believing my God was a just one
I maimed for you - I killed for you
But looking back at my life
Here I am, back to the wall,
I picked the fight against the time,
Free at last I go my own way,
I will resist them, till the day I die,
I am who I am; my time has come.
I am who I am, take it or leave it,
A rebel at heart,
No gods, no masters,
My time has come.
There is no second place,
No perfect world,
Your head is whole,
Freedom in your heart,
Be strong; take this chance,
Make your way; a better future comes.
I am who I am; my time has come.
I am who I am, take it or leave it,
A rebel at heart,
No gods, no masters,
My time has come.
No gods, no masters.
What doesn’t kill us make us stronger.
Locked and loaded ready to strike,
You stand loud and proud, united as one.
I am who I am, take it or leave it,
A rebel at heart,
No gods, no masters,
(M.Amott/C.Amott;M.Amott)
Like insects of the night, we are drawn into the light
Feeding off the starglow energy - controlling our fate
Bloodsucker selling hope to the hopeless
Newborn messiah or the devil incarnate?
Surrounded by a field of lost souls
These feeble minds - so easy to control
Salvation
Damnation
It's all the same to you
But does anyone really know
What the future holds in store
A day will come
When the sun will rise again
Rays of black will shine
And together as one,
We will walk in the dark of the sun
Say a prayer for the unborn child in the womb
The children are the heirs of this dogmatic chaos
Is there a future in this claustrophobic tomb?
We can only rely upon ourselves, to save us
1st lead - Michael
Harmony part - both
2nd lead - Christopher
We are the resistance, our last line of defense
Prepared to fight for our promised land
Rebels at heart, they will hunt us to the ends of the earth
Weak and sick I crawl
In the dust of past mistakes
Leaving for the darkness
Of tears and cold heartaches
Suffer in this grief
Of forever burning hate
The ashes of my life
By the torment you create
On my knees... remembering
The wasted years of dark insanity
The rage increases fast
As the memories eat me alive
God, I wish this to end
But I'm not prepared to die
No more a human being
Just a fool of anxiety
Unable to escape
[music: J. Liiva / M. Amott; lyrics: J. Liiva / M. Amott]
Set me free, let me out of here
From these chains to which I am bound
Time was always on your side
While my final hours slipped away
[Chorus:]
Frustration in their minds
The hatred in their eyes
A new breed will now rise
Damnation's way
Losing my grip on reality
Outside this cage I am struck by paranoia
A paradox to all life's mysteries
A never ending trail to follow:
I am the sinner upon damnation's way
Always deprived of hope, never to see the break of dawn
My life I lived in the shadow of you
The other side now greets me with open arms
[1st lead - Christopher]
Chaos is creation
A swirling mass of atoms and ideas
Natural selection the sculptor of all life
Survival of the fittest, all your tall tales are dead
We are legion, one will and one heartbeat
This is anarchy
We are a godless entity
[Lead - Christopher]
There are many ways to die
But only one way to live
Let the cult of chaos reign
Be as free as you can be
[Melody - Michael]
[Lead - Christopher]
Confusion, diffusion, your system in turmoil
Disillusion, revolution, the storm to cleanse this world
False prophets, propaganda
Speak in tongues and dead words
'Til the fangs of reality
Will sink into their throats
This is anarchy
We are a godless entity
There are many ways to die
But only one way to live
Let the cult of chaos reign
Be as free as you can be
[Melody - Michael]
There will be dead silence and then a new beginning
Let the cult of chaos reign
[Melody - Christopher]
[Lead - Christopher]
There are many ways to die
But only one way to live
Let the cult of chaos reign
Be as free as you can be
Disinfected torture chamber
A scientific abattoir
Their death is the price of your progress
If these walls could talk, they'd scream
No empathy
No dignity
Cruelty without beauty
Cruelty without beauty
Archaic rhetoric your weak defense
Your victims have no choice, no voice
Look in their eyes, does it still make sense?
A plastic bag their burial gown
No empathy
No dignity
Cruelty without beauty
Cruelty without beauty
[Solos]
A legacy of evil you preserve
Their blood cannot be washed clean
In my eyes their brutal fate you deserve
Behold the apocalypse
The end is closing in
Did you ever really doubt
That we would pay for our sins...
The heavens will burn
No one can save us now
Everything we once loved
Shall perish in flames...
Armageddon coming on
A black dawn slowly rising
The heat will slowly consume you
Like a moth around a flame
Out of this silent planet
A single sign of life appears
A man made machine
In this city of broken dreams
Monuments of death arise
This is the Necropolis
Where the nameless live and breathe
Rotten tombs of ancient kings
Days of glory are gone
A mockery to the living souls
Confined in darkness
Trapped inside these walls
Between their father's bones
Stillborn to this world
All their hopes are lost
Doomed to live on a burial ground
An empty shrine their home
The poorest of society
Find some shelter but no peace
Children play between the stones
Laughter echoes from the walls
Their cradle of innocent joy
Will be their grave of sorrow
Trapped inside these walls
Between their father's bones
Stillborn to this world
All their hopes are lost
No safety, no dignity, no light, no justice,
no future, no home and nowhere to go
Their misery, frustration, anger, depression,
sadness, madness will drown in hatred
[Lead - Michael / Christopher]
Trapped inside these walls
Between their father's bones
Stillborn to this world
We walk through the ages
The world on our shoulders
The burden we carry
To the dark end of our days
A thousand eyes watching
every step we are taking
waiting to see us
struggle and fall
And when we are beaten
The cross holds us down
I hear them laughing
And walking away
Carry the Cross
And suffer the loss
Hear my confession
Forever damnation
Reincarnation
Bleeding forever
Recover the pain
Pain gives me strength
Pick up the cross
And carry it on
Over and over
the wheel turns again
And when we are beaten
The cross holds us down
Ihear them laughing
And walking Away
Carry the cross
And suffer the loss
Hearmy confession
So now the bridges are burnt
A lesson learned?
Promises broken
Tender lies softly spoken
Changes in you
Changes in me
Maybe it was never meant to be
It wasn't you
It wasn't me
Gripping the strength of belief
Old tales and lies you trust
In the end there is no relief
A final breath you're breathing dust
[Lead - Christopher]
Get up off your praying knees
The door is about to slam shut
Armageddon, drawing near
As darkness engulfs your soul
All the prayers in this world
Won’t help you now
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
A perverted truth your reality
Forced your beliefs on the weak
Power twisted by years of abuse
The strong shall inherit the meek
Get up off your praying knees
The door is about to slam shut
Armageddon, drawing near
As darkness engulfs your soul
All the prayers in this world
Won’t help you now
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
[Mike solo]
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
You deceived, they believed
In your bloodstained cross
[Harmony lead - Michael & Christopher]
[Under solo:]
All the prayers in this world
You were born your brother's keeper
Why can i see blood on your hands?
You became your brother's slayer
Embrace again upon death
At the end of all this hatred lies even deeper hate
Their darkness has defeated you- Your lifeline running backwards
Remember- Sins Of Our Fathers
A Requiem- For The Countless Dead
Blood is on your hands- The wages of sin
Theme- Michael
Future's eyes closing now
Soul eclipse taking place
Laments rise- tears of the dead
From the other side of the grave
You were born your brothers keeper
Why can i see blood on your hands?
Their darkness has defeated you
Your lifeline running backwards
Theme- Michael
Lead- Christopher
Lead- Michael
Harmony- Michael & Christopher
Sands of time
Running through my fingers
My life slipping away
And I feel nothing
Swallow the tears
Eat the pain - It's worth the degradation - Eat the pain
Behind the smile I feel nothing
I reach out to touch, but I'm not really there
This reflection in the mirror
Can't reality be me
I see no connection
With who I wanted to be
Drink another glass
Swallow these pills
At the end of the rainbow
You take the bitter
The bitter with the sweet
When love dies
The angels cry
Here I am
(M.Amott/C.Amott;M.Amott)
Intro lead - Michael
Beware the beast of man
For he's the devils pawn
Alone among god's primates
He kills for sport, lust or greed
The sacred scrolls...
The truth unfolds...
Shun him - or become like him
Shun him - the beast of man
Let him not breed in great numbers
For he will make a dessert of his home and yours
Shun him - drive him back into his jungle lair
For he is the harbinger of death
1st lead - Christopher
2nd lead - Michael
Angelclaw - A queen of the night
She reigns from her throne of stone
Bringer of evil, a destroyer of souls
Do what thou wilt, lust is her excuse
She'll use you up, suck you dry
This beautiful creature makes you high
Try to break the spell that is cast
Bu she knows you all to well
Angelclaw...
Effigy of a God long forgotten
A sickening ritual
She raises the chalice of blood
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst, then turn away
Roll over, spin 'round, come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them, I press down my guns
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
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